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Growing from its start as the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Union today has twenty-seven member states and is the only democratic, intergovernmental, supranational organization in the world. It has risen as a key actor and norm-setter in areas as diverse as trade, energy security, digital policy, and defense. In an era of great power competition, the United States has a national interest in the EU reinvigorating faith in the European project among Europeans and the rest of the world.

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Mar 12, 2022

Friedlander quoted in Vox on the US and Western states responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with sanctions

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Economy & Business European Union

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Mar 11, 2022

As the US struggles to “green” supply chains, new EU battery regulation offers lessons

By Emily Burlinghaus

The EU's pending Batteries Regulation is an ambitious framework to impose strict sustainability standards on the technology most important to electrification. To secure access to the lucrative EU market, global battery manufacturers will need to clean up their supply chains. US policymakers should take heed.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

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Mar 10, 2022

Sullivan in Arab News: A 10-point plan to cut EU reliance on Russian gas

Europe & Eurasia European Union

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Mar 9, 2022

Central Bank Digital Currency tracker cited by Reuters on Biden’s executive order

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Mar 9, 2022

Amb. Fried quoted in Politico’s West Wing Playbook newsletter regarding Ambassador Brzezinksi

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Mar 9, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Financial Times on impact of sanctions on banking in Russia

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Mar 9, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Christian Science Monitor on sanctions against Russia

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Mar 9, 2022

CBDC tracker cited in Reuters

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Mar 9, 2022

Biden’s Russian oil ban: Slick, or nothing special?

By Randolph Bell, Reed Blakemore, and Charles Lichfield

Our experts break down the new US move against Russia's energy industry, from its impact on global oil prices to the pressure it puts in Europe.

Energy & Environment European Union

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Mar 8, 2022

Lipsky interviewed in On Point Podcast on sanctions as a tool for maximum pressure

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Economy & Business European Union

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